How to Say "Brazil" in Japanese

ブラジル

Burajiru[bɯ̟ɾa̠ʑiɾɯ̟]

ブラジル (Burajiru) is the Japanese word for Brazil. Wiktionary also lists 伯剌西爾 (Burajiru).

Meaning: Portuguese-speaking country in South America (name)

Ways to say it

“brazil” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA	Note
ブラジル	Burajiru	[bɯ̟ɾa̠ʑiɾɯ̟] (narrow)
伯剌西爾	Burajiru		rare

This is a proper noun used to refer to the Portuguese-speaking country in South America.

The form 伯剌西爾 is an obsolete and rare way of writing the name.

Burajiru

The characters used in 伯剌西爾 were modeled after how Mandarin Chinese would phonetically spell the name, a practice known as pseudo-Mandarin.
Japanese uses a specific phonetic system called 'mora' which means ブラジル is perceived as four beats (bu-ra-ji-ru) rather than two syllables.
The sound ル (ru) at the end of ブラジル is a result of Japanese lacking a standalone 'L' sound, replacing it with a flapped 'R'.

ブラジルは大きな国だ。
Brazil is a big country.
This sentence illustrates the use of ブラジル in a simple statement about the size of the country.
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ブラジルは巨大ですね？
Brazil is huge, right?
This sentence shows how to use ブラジル when seeking confirmation.
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ブラジルでは普通だよ。
It's normal in Brazil.
This sentence demonstrates how to use ブラジル when discussing what is common within the country.
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ブラジルは毎年多くの観光客を魅了しています。
Brazil attracts many tourists every year.
ブラジルには美しいビーチがたくさんあります。
Brazil has many beautiful beaches.
友達と一緒にブラジルへ旅行したいです。
I want to travel to Brazil with my friends.
大学でブラジルの文化について学んでいます。
I am studying Brazilian culture at university.
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Kenta and Yui are talking about their travel plans.

健太 Kenta

いつかブラジルに行きたいな。
itsuka burajiru ni ikitai na.
I want to go to Brazil someday.
結衣 Yui

いいですね。何が見たいですか？
ii desu ne. nani ga mitai desu ka?
That sounds nice. What do you want to see?
健太 Kenta

ブラジルのカーニバルが有名らしいよ。
burajiru no kaanibaru ga yuumei rashii yo.
I heard the carnival in Brazil is famous.
結衣 Yui

それはきっとすごいでしょうね。
sore wa kitto sugoi deshou ne.
That must be amazing.

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